Your Baby, Week 24

Just like babies come in all shapes and sizes, they come with different personalities, too.

Some babies are easy-going

Others are easily upset

Some babies are very active

Others are more laid back

Your baby’s temperament is primarily an inborn trait. Identifying and respecting your baby’s personality--rather than trying to change the parts you don’t like—will make parenting easier now and as she gets older.

If you feel that you have an especially “high-maintenance” or unhappy baby, check with your pediatrician to see if there could be a medical reason behind her behavior.

Does your baby have a birthmark?

How to make love last forever.

Keeping your primary relationship healthy, positive, supportive and together isn’t easy. But it can be done, and the payoff will be a deeper love and stable, loving home life, that is well worth the effort. Read how.